Officials Propose To Drop Manatees From Endangered Species List
For years, manatees have been considered endangered. We've seen them killed by boaters and die from sickness and cold. But now, the beloved Florida sea cow could have a new status.
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For years, manatees have been considered endangered. We've seen them killed by boaters and die from sickness and cold. But now, the beloved Florida sea cow could have a new status.
A 10-year-old boy and his mother are speaking out after two 2nd grade students were arrested for allegedly attacking the youngster and trying to steal his bicycle.
Teenager Danyelle Christine, who went missing Monday, is safe.
Florida lawmakers will enter the annual legislative session Tuesday with a full clip of firearm-related bills.
An execution is scheduled Thursday night for a man found guilty of murdering three women nearly 30 years ago near Tampa.
The public is invited to a South Florida memorial service honoring Olympic champion boxer Howard Davis, Jr.
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A Senate Republican has filed a bill which calls for offering high-school elective courses that focus on life skills, ranging from developing job-interview skills to managing stress.
A high school student who was stabbed after getting off a school bus in Lauderhill continues to recover at the hospital while a 16-year-old girl is facing charges.
An election-year budget that includes huge tax cuts, record funding for public schools and a new initiative to bring jobs to Florida might be good politics for lawmakers. The question is whether they can afford it.
The Florida Board of Education voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to back Commissioner Pam Stewart on proposals about test scores and school grades, turning aside concerns from business and education-reform groups.
As candidates gear up for a new year of campaigning and polling in February, Jeb Bush is not undaunted by the polls that show him trailing in New Hampshire and the rest of the country.
50 veterans from across the country have found the perfect fit on the road to cycling towards recovery.
Federal prosecutors are asking a Miami judge for a sentence reduction for the former owner of a clinic that supplied performance-enhancing drugs to baseball players, including New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.
Chipotle Mexican Grill has been served with a subpoena by a federal grand jury in connection to illnesses at one of its California restaurants.
Surveillance video captured the moment a man calmly walked into a Southwest Miami-Dade smoke shop and allegedly stole nearly $4,000 worth of relaxation pills, according to the shop's owner.
CBS News Miami's Joan Murray reports on a reported shooting at a Pembroke Pines gas station on Monday afternoon.
Heavy rains, which started late Sunday and lasted through late Monday morning, led to a soggy commute across South Florida.
CBS News Miami's Dave Warren on how salmon is being farmed in Homestead.
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Police are searching for a man who jumped a campus wall and raped an international student at Florida Memorial University, as students and officials question campus security.
Members of a Fort Lauderdale boxing gym are mourning the loss of their beloved coach, whose body was discovered in a nearby canal.
Authorities are searching for suspects and urging anyone with information to come forward.
A construction worker was seriously injured Monday afternoon in Dania Beach after being struck and run over by a dump truck.
Hundreds of illegally obtained handicap parking permits are being revoked in Miami-Dade, with some offenders facing fines up to $1,000 or even jail time.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Gov. Tim Walz says that he and President Trump shared a "productive" phone call Monday morning, during which he says the president agreed to consider a reduction of federal immigration enforcement forces in Minnesota.
Treasury Department ends contracts with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton after a former contractor leaked tax returns, including info for President Trump.
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Federal agents shot and killed a Minnesota ICU nurse in south Minneapolis on Saturday.
Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine said Sunday that he won't vote for a package to fund the government if it includes funding for ICE, but he urged that "we don't have to have a shutdown."
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
On Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede spoke with Miami Herald Latin America reporter Antonio Maria Delgado about Delcy Rodríguez's growing control in Venezuela.
On Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede speaks with former interim Venezuelan president Juan Guaidó about Nicolas Maduro's capture.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
The largest nurses strike ever in New York City is underway as thousands of NYSNA members walk off their jobs at major hospitals.
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New research recommends against drinking coffee or tea served by airlines, urging travelers to stick to bottled water.
In his new wellness book, "Eat Your Ice Cream," Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel goes beyond the basics of eating, exercise and sleep, to the importance of being happy, social engagement, and recommended behaviors (like "don't be a schmuck") that can benefit longevity.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The celebrated Sundance Film Festival, opening Thursday in Park City, Utah, includes films starring Natalie Portman, Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen and Charli XCX, plus a wide range of documentaries.
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
